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Two more Azerbaijani athletes will compete at the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. Beach wrestling begins on November 7, with Gunel Karimli competing in the 55 kg category and Nihad Suleymanli in the 80 kg category.
The events will begin at 14:30 Baku time. If they reach the finals, Karimli will compete for gold at 20:55 and Suleymanli at 21:15. Azerbaijan is represented by four athletes in beach wrestling; the other two wrestlers will compete on November 8.
Medal standings
Azerbaijan finished the seventh day of competition without a medal and stands 25th overall. China leads the medal table with nine gold, three silver and two bronze medals. Japan is second with eight gold, two silver and four bronze, while Russia is third with four gold and two silver. Egypt and Croatia complete the top five.
Azerbaijan has one gold medal so far. Ibrahim Talibov, who won the judo title in the 55 kg category, has secured the country’s only medal.
Nearly 2,700 athletes are competing for 153 medal sets across 25 sports at the Games, which run through November 13. Azerbaijan is represented by 13 athletes in eight sports.
